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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the kind pastor in Chapter 31 who takes Brent and her friend in?
(a) Rev. Long.
(b) Rev. Peters.
(c) Rev. Durham.
(d) Rev. Elliot.

2. How long does Douglass live with his rented master?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 months.

3. How long does it take for Ellen to arrive in Brooklyn after she leaves Mr. Sands?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 6 months.

4. How far is the distance between Brent's grandmother's house and the plantation house where Brent is sent to work?
(a) 16 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 8 miles.

5. According to Chapter 2, what was the total monetary value of the clothing provided for each slave per year?
(a) $20.
(b) $3.
(c) $14.
(d) $7.

6. How old is Douglass when his mother dies?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

7. What is the name of the two slaves given the task of overseeing the livery and horses for Douglass' master?
(a) Canon.
(b) Lloyd.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Barney.

8. When discussing his master's house, Douglass says that people come from all BUT WHICH of the following towns to see the master's garden?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Annapolis.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Easton.

9. A slaveholder tries to scare Brent by telling her he saw a friend of hers in miserable conditions in which Free State?
(a) New York.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Alabama.

10. For which relative does Douglass feel especially sorry after the death of his former master?
(a) Sister.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Girlfriend.
(d) Mother.

11. As his narrative begins, Douglass says that he has had two masters. What is the name of his first master?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Lloyd.
(c) Ned.
(d) James.

12. How old is Brent's grandmother?
(a) 75.
(b) 84.
(c) 68.
(d) 50.

13. How old is Douglass when he leaves Lloyd's plantation?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

14. How much does Brent's son weigh when he is born?
(a) 6 pounds.
(b) 4 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 8 pounds.

15. After discovering he can't manage Douglass, Thomas Auld finally rents Douglass out to a man by what name?
(a) Mr. Handley.
(b) Mr. Ewery.
(c) Mr. Cookman.
(d) Mr. Covey.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which of the following years is Garrison's Preface dated?

2. At the beginning of the narrative, what does Brent say her is brother's name?

3. Upon arriving at the Auld household, Douglass learns that he is to care for their young child by what name?

4. At the Bruce house, what is the name of the baby for whom Brent cares?

5. How old is Douglass when he comes across the book "The Columbian Orator" in his private pursuit of education?

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